Gift of the Cab: So what have the ECHO’s cabbie columnists been talking about this week?

BERNIE BUXTON SAYS: “It’s good that the new Hillsborough inquests don’t have to take place in Sheffield – it would have been heartbreaking for the families to have to go back and forth again to the place where their loved ones died.

BERNIE BUXTON SAYS: “It’s good that the new Hillsborough inquests don’t have to take place in Sheffield – it would have been heartbreaking for the families to have to go back and forth again to the place where their loved ones died. And let’s hope the jury is a sympathetic one. It’s the James Bulger 20th anniversary this week and as for Jon Venables wanting parole – they should throw away the key. All that money wasted on ‘rehabilitation’ – when the ones who needed and deserved support were Denise and Ralph.”

PAUL BLACKWELL SAYS: “Wouldn’t it be good if Tesco or Findus sponsored the Grand National? Tesco, with their 60% horsemeat bolognese – but Findus ahead of the field with 100% horsemeat lasagne...this puts them first pasta-the-post! I wonder – if the horses knew about the horsemeat scandal would they run and jump better? One bad move and they could end up in a burger. But do we really know what we are eating? I’ve eaten horse myself in Italy, but got the feeling it was talking to me – ‘Hello, my name is Mr Ed!’”

DAVE ATKINSON SAYS: “Regarding the James Bulger case, in British law once due process has been gone through the punishment should fit the crime. This didn’t happen with Thompson and Venables – and the European courts even got involved – and now Venables, despite breaking his lifelong licence, is seeking parole after being jailed again. This is an insult, not least because the initial punishment didn’t fit the crime. Should we continue to spend millions on people like this? ‘No’.”

JOHN PARRY SAYS: “Hotels in Liverpool are already getting booked up ahead of this year’s Grand National, but I’m concerned about them charging visitors astronomical prices. I said this to a hotel manager I was talking to and he said they do this because they don’t do any business the week before or week after. But if we want business in the city and for people to keep coming back then we can’t be ripping them off. If we treat people fairly they will return.”